[Albion] The 2024-25 Pre-Season Friendly Thread - First team, U-21s and U-18s

[AZ Gull]

Wait ... we have a player called Zebedee? Hope he makes it to the top, just for the name.

Albion U-16s win their semi-final in a penalty shoot-out.

They scored a late leveller to make it 1-1 after 70 minutes (they are playing 35 minute halves). Straight to penalties.

Unfortunately Zebedee had his penalty saved, but the other side put one wide and then goalkeeper Stan Williamson saved the last spot kick to put the Albion through to the final 4-3

 

[The Fits]

Albion U-16s win their semi-final in a penalty shoot-out.

They scored a late leveller to make it 1-1 after 70 minutes (they are playing 35 minute halves). Straight to penalties.

Unfortunately Zebedee had his penalty saved, but the other side put one wide and then goalkeeper Stan Williamson saved the last spot kick to put the Albion through to the final 4-3

He'll bounce back from that

 

[raymondo]

He'll bounce back from that

Yep, he'll climb back on the roundabout soon enough

 

[AZ Gull]

Looks the u21s played Bordeaux

Amical : Bordeaux corrige Brighton U23

Les Girondins de Bordeaux vivent probablement leurs derniers moments dans le monde professionnel. Et malgré la menace de disparition qui plane au (...) - Footmercato

www.footmercato.net

A week later, and Albion would have been looking for alternative opponents

 

[pigmanovich]

A week later, and Albion would have been looking for alternative opponents

Imagine Stains being the last team you ever played

 

[AZ Gull]

Albion U-16s win their semi-final in a penalty shoot-out.

They scored a late leveller to make it 1-1 after 70 minutes (they are playing 35 minute halves). Straight to penalties.

Unfortunately Zebedee had his penalty saved, but the other side put one wide and then goalkeeper Stan Williamson saved the last spot kick to put the Albion through to the final 4-3

Looks like the U-16s will be watchable via BBC iPlayer and the BBC app tomorrow, 8pm:-

 

[AZ Gull]

Wait ... we have a player called Zebedee? Hope he makes it to the top, just for the name.

Great interview with his mum here (at half-time in the match today):-

 

[Rookie]

A week later, and Albion would have been looking for alternative opponents

Shocking how a club like that can just go to the wall

 

[AZ Gull]

Apparently under 18s v Elche at Campomoar tomorrow at 10am.

Great info, thanks.

 

[dazzer6666]

Quick bounce - U16s final about to kick off in Northern Ireland. TV coverage on BBC Iplayer

BBC Sport - BBC Sport Northern Ireland Live, Brighton v Co Armagh - SuperCupNI Premier Final

Live coverage of SuperCupNI Premier Final from Coleraine Showgrounds. KO 8pm

www.bbc.co.uk

Edit. 1-0 up after 32 seconds

 

[dazzer6666]

1-1, penalty Armargh

 

[severnside gull]

4-2 on pens

 

[Dick Swiveller]

No news on the Bromley game but looks like Palace need to work on their "Fannying around at the back" skills after this in their 6-3 win at Crawley.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Not entirely sure what the two games thing is about but looks like we lost to Bromley twice

 

[GT49er]

Not entirely sure what the two games thing is about but looks like we lost to Bromley twice

It's a long haul back from Japan just to play Bromley!

 

[dolphins]

Not entirely sure what the two games thing is about but looks like we lost to Bromley twice

Neither of those players is wearing a BHA kit...did they just borrow our facilities for this odd two-hander?

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Neither of those players is wearing a BHA kit...did they just borrow our facilities for this odd two-hander?

The other team is Maidstone but that doesn’t look like the training centre.

 

[dolphins]

The other team is Maidstone but that doesn’t look like the training centre.

Didn't think that it did but as I've not been there, I didn't want to comment, although it did look iffy to me!

 

[BNthree]

The other team is Maidstone but that doesn’t look like the training centre.

It 100% is not Lancing training ground

 

[AZ Gull]

Updates from the weekend:-

After a week-long training camp in Spain, the Albion U-18s faced Futbol Base Elche CF on Friday at Campoamor. Based upon this photo, the Albion starting XI was:-

Alfie Mansell; Matthew Hayden, Tate Ferdinand, Isaiah Alakiu, Theo Outen; Jesse Middleton, Shane Nti, Darius Lane; Tyler Silsby, Aidan West, Nehemiah Oriola.

And based upon this photo (which I think was also taken on Friday), the squad included goalkeeper Finley Taylor, Billy Cullinane and Seb Ademola (with Will Rutter as a non-playing goalkeeper):-

Interestingly, a number of the scholar-age players were instead involved in the two 60-minute games for the Albion U-21s against Bromley at the training ground on Saturday (as per the report on the club website) - Corbin Mthunzi, Jacob Vickers, Layth Gulzar, Callum Mackley and Harry Howell.